Welcome to the home of Northwestern aerospace engineering
Northwestern University Space Technology and Rocketry Society, or NUSTARS, is the premier aerospace organization at Northwestern dedicated to rocketry, aerospace engineering, and experimental space technology.
Active Projects
IREC
Our Rocketry Team is competing in the 10,000 ft class of the International Rocket Engineering Competition
Propulsion
Our new Propulsion Team is designing, building and testing Northwestern’s first fully liquid rocket engine
NASA Lunabotics Challenge
Our Space Tech Team is designing and building a prototype lunar construction robot
NASA RASC-AL Competition
Our Space Tech Team is designing system development concepts for the moon and Mars
NASA RASC-AL 2025
Our Space Tech Team conducted research into lunar chemistry, habitat configurations, and ISRU
Recently Completed Projects
NASA Student Launch 2025
Our Rocketry Team built a launch vehicle and airbrakes system for the May competition in Huntsville, AL, placing 10th
NASA Big Idea Challenge 2024
Our Space Tech Team designed Metallic Expandable Technology for Lunar Artemis Structures (METALS) and won the Artemis Award
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